Eleventh
Discourse – The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
Arjuna's
doubts having been removed through a clear description of the nature of the
Atman and the origin and destruction of all created things, is now ready to
behold the Cosmic Vision.
Lord
Krishna grants him the Divine sight by means of which Arjuna beholds the Lord
as the vast Cosmic Manifestation. The vision is at once all-comprehensive and
simultaneous. In every direction Arjuna sees the Lord as the entire universe.
All the created worlds, beings, creatures and things stand revealed as the one
gigantic body of the Lord. Arjuna further sees that the great Cosmic Drama is
set in motion and controlled by the all-mighty power of the Lord. His will
alone prevails in all things and actions, both good and bad.
The
Lord exhorts Arjuna to fight, he being an apparent cause of the destruction of
his enemies. Arjuna is not able to bear the pressure of the sudden expansion of
his mind and is filled with fear. He begs the Lord to assume once more His
usual form.
Lord
Krishna again reiterates that this vision can only be had by supreme devotion
to the Lord and not by any amount of austerities, study or philanthropic acts.
to be continued
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